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The Germans surrendered because their Furher was dead along with the best of the male population of Germany. The Russians were rampaging through Berlin. On the Western Front American, Britain and it's empire had forced their way onto enemy soil. At home th Germans suffered food shortages etc.
Because after Canada had took Vimy Ridge, Germany had lost a great number of troops. Same thing at Passendale. Germany could no longer fight knowing they couldn't win. It of would be suicide. So they surrendered.
The Nazis were soundly defeated on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. Hitler had committed suicide. They had no real army, no real air force and they had no people to fight or equipment or food. They had no other choice but to surrender. Their people were homeless, starving and needed a miracle. The Wehrmacht (army) was reduced to nothing and they were starving too.
Simply put, they were outnumbered, outgunned, and facing revolution by the starving population. The Americans were sending over a million fresh troops, while the German army was exhausted from four years of war.
Add to that their allies were collapsing (Turkey, Bulgaria and Austria all surrendered shortly before Germany did).
Hindenburg and Ludendorff came up with a last-ditch idea to win the war in the spring of 1918, by bringing over a million troops from the former Eastern front (the Russians had surrendered and collapsed into revolution by then), but the offensive failed. At that point, American troops began to arrive in large numbers and the Allies began to push all along the line. The worn out German army couldn't hold, and the High Command decided it was better to surrender while they were still fighting in France, rather than wait until they were fighting in Germany.
because they were overwhelmed by the allies and would have been annihilated if they had not surrendered and with their leader Adolf Hitler after he committed suicide Nazis lost hope in victory
because the Russians captured Berlin and the Germans couldn't fight them off.
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Which theaters of World War 2 was most closely associated with the surrender of the Germans in North Africa?
Mediterranean Theater
When did the Greeks surrender to the Germans in World War 2?
April 20th, 1941 (official ceremony April 23rd)
Which of these theaters of World War 2 was most closely associated with the surrender of the Germans in North Africa?
Mediterranean theater
What treaties was great Britain a part of in World War 2?
The Munich Pact and the Allied Forces Treaties and the Surrender Instrument of the Germans and the Marshall Plan.
Why did World War 2 not end when Germany surrendered?
The war did not end because the Allies were still fighting Japan. The Germans surrendered on May 8, 1945. The Japanese did not surrender until September 2, 1945.
When did the Germans surrender to in World War 2?
on may 7th, 1945
Why did the Germans surrender during world war 2?
They surrendered because they had been defeated.
Where did the Germans sign the surrender in World War 2?
The first instrument of Surrender was signed at Rheims, France, 7 May 1945 .
What theater of World War 2 was most closely associated with the surrender of the Germans in North Africa?
Mediterranean Theater
What theater in World War 2 was most closely associated with the surrender of the Germans in North Africa?
Mediterranean Theater
Which theaters of World War 2 was most closely associated with the surrender of the Germans in North Africa?
Mediterranean Theater
When did the Greeks surrender to the Germans in World War 2?
April 20th, 1941 (official ceremony April 23rd)
Which of these theaters of World War 2 was most closely associated with the surrender of the Germans in North Africa?
Mediterranean theater
When did Australia surrender in World War 2?
It didn't surrender.
What treaties was great Britain a part of in World War 2?
The Munich Pact and the Allied Forces Treaties and the Surrender Instrument of the Germans and the Marshall Plan.
Did the Germans sign the treaty to end world war 1 in the same place as the french did to surrender in world war 2?
yes on the exact same train carrage, i dare say you know that already though
Why did World War 2 not end when Germany surrendered?
The war did not end because the Allies were still fighting Japan. The Germans surrendered on May 8, 1945. The Japanese did not surrender until September 2, 1945.
